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Combining PMTCT With Active Case Finding for Tuberculosis

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 2006
Tuberculosis (TB) is the preeminent manifestation of HIV infection and has become a leading cause of maternal mortality and morbidity in high HIV-prevalence settings. Active TB in pregnant women has potentially serious consequences for fetuses and newborns. In Soweto, South Africa, there is a more than 90% uptake of voluntary counseling and HIV testing
Paula B N, Kali, Glenda E, Gray, Avy, Violari, Richard E, Chaisson, James A, McIntyre, Neil A, Martinson   +5 more
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Strategic Challenges of PMTCT Program Implementation in Ethiopia

Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, 2011
Objectives: The objective of this study is to evaluate the achievement of the prevent mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) program and to describe the strategic challenges of its implementation in the the Oromia region, Ethiopia. Methods: PMTCT program reports were collected over a period of 12 months from 25 zones of Oromia region.
Taye T, Balcha, Susanne S, Lecerof, Anders R, Jeppsson   +2 more
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How Option B+ is shifting the PMTCT paradigm

African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 2013
Affordable and effective interventions have been identified that can prevent new infant HIV infections, maintain the health of mothers, and greatly reduce transmission between discordant partners. Yet, 330 000 HIV-infected infants were born in 2011 worldwide, in part due to operational challenges inherent in the design of current PMTCT programmes ...
Michelle R Adler, Patricia L Riley, Sheila Bandazi, Margarett K Davis   +3 more
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Seeking rational policy settings for PMTCT

The Lancet, 2005
The reality that HIV passes from men to women to infants presents a tangle of policy challenges. Participants at the Global High Level Forum on the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV in Abuja Nigeria this week will be reviewing progress and seeking balance on policy directions to accelerate action. A key question is where to draw
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Effectiveness of a PMTCT programme in rural Western Kenya

AIDS Care, 2011
We assess the coverage of a Prevention of Mother-to-child Transmission (PMTCT) programme in Busia (Kenya) from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2008 and estimate the risk of transmission of HIV. We also estimate the odds of HIV transmission according to pharmacological intervention received.
A, Azcoaga-Lorenzo, C, Ferreyra, A, Alvarez, P P, Palma, E, Velilla, J, del Amo   +5 more
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Male Involvement in PMTCT Services in Mbeya Region, Tanzania

AIDS and Behavior, 2009
Throughout all stages of programmes for the prevention of mother-to-child-transmission of HIV (PMTCT), high dropout rates are common. Increased male involvement and couples' joint HIV counselling/testing during antenatal care (ANC) seem crucial for improving PMTCT outcomes.
Stefanie, Theuring, Paulina, Mbezi, Hebel, Luvanda, Brigitte, Jordan-Harder, Andrea, Kunz, Gundel, Harms   +5 more
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Prioritizing the PMTCT Implementation Research Agenda in 3 African Countries

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 2014
Countries with high HIV prevalence face the challenge of achieving high coverage of antiretroviral drug regimens interventions including for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT). In 2011, the World Health Organization and the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, Canada, launched a joint implementation research (
Nigel, Rollins, Harriet, Chanza, Frank, Chimbwandira, Michael, Eliya, Ishmael, Nyasulu, Ellen, Thom, Felicitas, Zawaira, Deborah, Odoh, David, Okello, Taiwo, Oyelade, Sarah, Banda, Christine, Chakanyuka Musanhu, Custodia, Mandlhate, Angela, Mushavi, Toure, Isseu, Morkor, Newman, Saliyou, Sanni, April, Baller, Joyce, Seto, Nathan, Shaffer   +19 more
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Community perceptions of a PMTCT programme in Malawi

African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 2009
Pregnancy and delivery care in the context of HIV/AIDS is a global problem. There is a need to prevent maternal and infant mortality from occurring in many parts of the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Mother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) accounts for almost two-thirds of the new infections in children yearly.
Fyson Kasenga, Anna-Karin Hurtig, Maria Emmelin   +2 more
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Implementation of PMTCT in Georgia.

Georgian medical news, 2009
To review the existing experience in prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV in Georgia the comprehensive PMTCT state program was started in 2005. Georgia was the first among the former Soviet Countries that ensured the universal access to PMTCT throughout the Country.
T, Kakabadze, T, Asatiani, Z, Bokhua, K, Shermadini, N, Lanchava   +4 more
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Concept Mapping of PMTCT Implementation Challenges and Solutions Across 6 sub-Saharan African Countries in the NIH-PEPFAR PMTCT Implementation Science Alliance

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 2016
Objective: Although tremendous gains have been made to reduce mother-to-child HIV transmission (MTCT) globally, evidence-based practice implementation remains inconsistent in sub-Saharan Africa. We sought to identify the key domains for effective prevention of MTCT (PMTCT) implementation, using a participatory mixed-methods ...
Gregory A, Aarons, David H, Sommerfeld, Benjamin H, Chi, Echezona E, Ezeanolue, Rachel, Sturke, Laura, Guay, George K, Siberry   +6 more
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